we lost our lab about a yr ago. since we wanted a dog that was older and "housebroken', we got one from an individual. the little chiwa was 3, and and suppose to have been housebroke. HA, HA. SHE was as sweet as pie. just ate up the loving. i luved her to pieces, but after 3 months of hands on 24 hrs a day, i just gave up trying to housebreak her. took her to an adoption shelter for a younger, smarter moma. good luck. any other seniors had any luck with getting rescue dogs, and getting them into the house, and housebroken?